About EYAi
Started as a monthly contact meeting with youths in Ogbomoso, Oyo State in 2011; the meeting was called “Engaging Youth With Truth”.
EYAi
Started as a monthly contact meeting with youths in Ogbomoso, Oyo State in 2011; the meeting was called “Engaging Youth With Truth”.
The aim was to interact with community youths in Ogbomoso and enlighten them on the necessity of knowing the truth and defending what is truth in life. Absence of truth brings darkness and propagates all forms of evil.
Engage Youth Africa Initiative (EYAi) has grown into a Pan African community youth focused NGO. Since the outset, EYAi has organized many contact meetings, community outreaches, supported community youths on vocational trainings, educational scholarships and carried out some community advocacy events.
Our Thematic
Areas of Key Focus:
Advocacy
Leadership and Civic responsibility
Capacity building and skill acquisition
Climate change and environmental sustainability
Community development
Career development
Youth education
Youth entrepreneurship
Research, Data Analysis and Development
Our Vision
We are raising a generation of transformed African youths as Change Agents who will
positively transform and change the narratives in African nations. African youths will
Our Mission
To transform and empower African community youths into change agents through strategic collaboration and partnerships and through responsible leadership in areas of youth education and literacy, digital information, communication and technology (DICT), civic engagement and participation, entrepreneurship and skill acquisition.
Our Core Values
Fear of God: We believe only God is capable of transforming the human heart and human life in general and only Him can give it a purpose and meaning in life. We believe in the sovereignty of God. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom!
Commitment – We believe in sheer dedication to good causes aimed at promoting development and growth of our society and positively impact African nations.
Possibility – We dare the impossible, with us nothing is impossible. To lead change process, there’s always a profitable and sustainable solution – that we will make possible. Change agents make things possible against all odds. We dare impossibilities – all things are possible to him that believes!
Possibility – We dare the impossible, with us nothing is impossible. To lead change process, there’s always a profitable and sustainable solution – that we will make possible. Change agents make things possible against all odds. We dare impossibilities – all things are possible to him that believes!
Integrity – We celebrate high sense of morality and upright disposition as well as good judgment being highly essential to change and lead a right cause.
Responsibility – We always embrace the boldness and courage to take responsibilities and define the right and progressive path for others to follow.
Creativity & Innovation – With the changing D-VUCA world we live in, we always set the pace through unambiguous ingenuity and passion to do things uniquely and differently.
Education – Using education tools, we can build the future in our youths who will engineer the transformation process of Africa.
Excellence – We believe in doing all things distinctly, skillfully and with high sense of worth and value. Every life and good cause worth delivering the best.
Courage – We believe in big dreams, dare to dream big. We dare great things! We are fearless, bold, confident and courageous.
Our Objectives:
Our objectives are:
1. Equipping community youths with life skills and inspiring them to live a purposeful life.
2. Supporting less-opportune youths in African communities in achieving their academic goals and realizing their dreams.
3. Executing poverty reduction intervention programs – through skill acquisition program, entrepreneurship support program and career development program.
4. Supporting and encouraging youth participation in community development and nation building.
5. Promoting positive mindset, patriotism and social responsibility among African youths.
The Team
- Gbolahan Pearl Oyelakin
CEO & Executive Director
- Bolanle Olaleye
Head of Administration
- Oluwunmi Abimbola Obadina
Legal Adviser
- Nathaniel Adeleke
Director of Accounts - Chibuzo Mark Mbata
Director of Operations - Abiodun Stephen Olawoore
Head of Projects - Oluwafemi Adegboye
Head of Media - Olasupo Oladipo
Head of Research, Data and Development
